Assessment of Salivary Flow and Anxiety in Patients Rehabilitated with Implant-Supported Prostheses

Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-10T19:46:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-01-01 Background: The aim of this study was to verify, through self-assessment questionnaires, the influence of implant-supported prosthesis in salivary flow and anxiety of patients rehabilitated with them. Materials and Methods: Visual analog scale (VAS) questionnaire about xerostomia and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were applied before (T1) and after 2 days (T2) and 3 weeks (T3) of prostheses installation. The study included patients rehabilitated with implant-supported prostheses containing three or more dental elements. A total of 17 patients were evaluated. Results: In VAS questionnaire, there was a significant increase in the difficulty of speaking and swallowing with dry mouth. The other VAS questions showed no statistically significant difference, indicating no changes in patients' salivary flow. Conclusions: It was concluded that the installation of implant-supported prostheses does not lead to major changes in patients' perception about their salivary flow and psychological state, causing no improvement or worsening in the characteristics evaluated. Sao Paulo State Univ, Aracatuba Dent Sch, Dept Dent Mat & Prosthodont, Jose Bonifacio 1193 Vila Mendonca, BR-16015050 Aracatuba, SP, Brazil Sao Paulo State Univ, Aracatuba Dent Sch, Dept Dent Mat & Prosthodont, Jose Bonifacio 1193 Vila Mendonca, BR-16015050 Aracatuba, SP, Brazil